3100 - 1501 ION STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC DE-FOA-0003100 SCALEUP 2023 SAFERBAT: SOLID-STATE APPROACH FOR FUTURE ENERGY-DENSE RENEWABLE BATTERIES AND ADVANCED-MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES ION STORAGE SYSTEMS (ION) IS COMMERCIALIZING NEXT GENERATION SOLID-STATE LITHIUM-METAL (LIMETAL) BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CAPABLE OF NEAR-TERM DEPLOYMENT INTO HIGH VALUE MARKETS WITH OPPORTUNITY FOR UNIVERSAL BATTERY MARKET DEPLOYMENT IN A LOW-COST, RESOURCE-PLENTIFUL, AND HIGH ENERGY DENSITY DESIGN. ION HAS ADAPTED A PATENTED 3D CERAMIC SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTE (SSE) ARCHITECTURE DESIGN INTO A HIGHLY MANUFACTURABLE AND ADAPTABLE PLATFORM THAT ENABLES AN ACCELERATED MARKET RELEASE IN A FIRST-MARKET PRODUCT OR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS AND DEFENSE APPLICATIONS BEFORE LATER ENTRY INTO THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) MARKET WITH MATURATION OF THE SAME FUNDAMENTAL CELL DESIGN. SUSTAINABILITY-FOCUSED CELL DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING ARE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE MITIGATION OF GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS ON THE ORDER OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF METRIC TONS OF CO2 PER GWH OF CERAMIC PART MANUFACTURING. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL ALLOW ION TO ACCESS THE EV MARKET EARLIER THROUGH IMMEDIATE INCREASES IN CELL PERFORMANCE AND MANUFACTURING READINESS LEVEL, AS WELL AS DEMONSTRATE THE TECHNOLOGY’S UNIQUE ADVANTAGES AND GIVE ION MORE CONTROL TO MAINTAIN DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMERCIALIZATION PARTNERS. ION’S SCALEUP PROJECT WILL DELIVER CELLS CAPABLE OF INDUSTRY-REDEFINING PERFORMANCE ALONGSIDE A COMPLETE MANUFACTURING PLAN FOR DISPLACING LI-ION CELLS, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DOMESTIC CERAMIC SSE MANUFACTURING ECOSYSTEM FOR A WIDE RANGE OF TECHNICAL CERAMIC MARKETS (ION AND BEYOND). NEW AWARD